Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CALAMINT
n.A plant, a species of Melissa, or baum, an aromatic plant, and a weak corroborant. Water-calamint is a species of Mentha, or mint.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CALAMINT
Cal "a *mint, n. Etym: [OE. calamint, calemente (cf. F. calament ) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. Mint. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of perennial plants (Calamintha ) of the Mint family, esp. the C. Nepela and C. Acinos, which are called also basil thyme.
New American Oxford Dictionary
calamint
cal a mint |ˈkaləˌmint ˈkæləmɪnt | ▶noun an aromatic Eurasian herbaceous plant or shrub with blue or lilac flowers. [Genus Calamintha, family Labiatae. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French calament, from medieval Latin calamentum, from late Latin calaminthe, from Greek kalaminthē.
Oxford Dictionary
calamint
calamint |ˈkaləmɪnt | ▶noun an aromatic Eurasian herbaceous plant or shrub with blue or lilac flowers. ●Genus Calamintha, family Labiatae. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French calament, from medieval Latin calamentum, from late Latin calaminthe, from Greek kalaminthē.
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